Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-30
DELIRIUM DEATHS In NORFOLK
Two UnfOrfunates Die i'm Jail
Death of Lieutenant Gordon
ether Norfolk Items.

Correspondence of the Richmond Dspatch-l
NORFOLK, August 20, 1897.
Fanny Carter, a young woman TWEEN
ty-fve years Of age, from the ABANDON
ed section of Church street, died in
Jail yesterday while suffering rom de-
Hrium tremens. She came here from
Richmond, and those who knew her
life say she was very respectfully con-
nected in that city.
Tom Wills, a well-known young man
of this city, and for years a common
drunkard, died in jail this morning of
deliriun tromenS. He was highly
connected and his parents were wealthy,
and he was supported from the estate
of his family.
The United States steamer Dolphin
will arrive here next week to tske de-
tacbment of marines to the Philadel-
phia constitutional centennial celebra-
ton.
Lieutenant George Gordon, OF the
Norfolk Light Artillery Blues son OF
George ID. Gordon, the banker, and a
very popular young man of the city,
died this morning at the residence OF
his father, on Bermuda street, after a
lingering illness of consumption. He
was forty-six years of age, and leaves a
wife and children.
One of the lines from here TO Wash
ington viii be Withdrawn on Thursday
next.
Grain trains are to arrive here daily
after the lst of September from the
West for shipment to Europe.
DR.. Urquhart, the United States
quarantine inspector at the Capes, has
determined to prosecute Captain
Moore, of the schooner Newman, for
passing the quarantine station from an
infected port and gong to Richmond
and discharging his cargo. The pen
atty is 500 fiAe and six months impri-
sonment.
The Catholic pastors of the two cities
ell returned from the retreat at George
town yesterday and resumed their pull
pits.
Another wrecking expedition left on
Saturday night to go to the assistance
of the vessels stranded in Pamlico sound.
The Public-School Board, teachers,
and pupils attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Virginia Free in Portsmouth yesterday.
The Richmond excursionists had
splendid weather in the city yesterday
Tor their enjoyment. There was also
an excursion throng from Washington
yesterday.
Mayor Barton Myers failed to make
case against the policy-shop men and
they were discharged from custody.
The body of America Brown (co-
lored), on upper Church street, was
found in his room this morning by the
police breaking open the door. Death
occurred from natural causes, and took
place several days ago.
VESSEL IN DIsTREss-QUARANTISE, ETC.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, Va, August 29.-The tug
Thomas A. Balm went down to Hamp-
ton Roads this afternoon to tow to
Washington the schooner Nathan Law
renee, loaded with ice, which came into
the Roads yesterday afternoon in dis
tress. The schooner was caught in a
squall and lost her foretopmast, jib-
boom, and mainboom. She had two
boats stove in and mainsail and spanker
blown away, besides sustaining other
damage.
The Board of Health has petitioned
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the Ma
Iine Hospital service, to strengthen the
quarantine force at the capes, If neces-
sary, to provide against the recurrence
of quarantine violations.
The life-saying stations will be open
ed on the coast on Thursday, and the
applicants for position in crews ON the
coasts of Virginia and North Carolina
are now undergoing physical examina-
ton at the Office of the Marine Hospi-
tai Surgeon, in this city.